how does a person "look" like they are in advertising/marketing?

[yuri_c]

some people at my office have repeatedly ask me what i do here, and when i tell them i'm in business planning (with engineers), they always seem surprised and say this:

"i would have thought you were in advertising"

and when i ask them what makes them say that, they said "you look like you belong there"

what the hell does that mean? they don't say it in a nonchalant way either, sometimes i get a slightly negative attitude from them.

[ji2o0k]

tough question, please post a pic of yourself so we can pinpoint what it is that makes you look like you should be in marketing.

[ricoboxing]

would you rather them say "oh, you look like you should be in I.T."

[AcidBomber]

lol @ yuri's threads...

[yuri_c]

i'm more concerned about the attitude others give off when they say this to me.

yea i'm a young female, but this is a fortune 500 company... they should be used to seeing different people of different ages everyday... they don't say it in a 'normal' way, they say it like i'm dumb and i have no right to be there or something.

[deep]

You look like you're in advertising = you look like a pathological liar.

[Eyies]

Apparently something like :

http://www.visionforce.co.uk/pictures/Image/smiling_pr_lady.jpg
or
http://www.imagepromedia.com/home/images/lady_mug_210x300.jpg

[yuri_c]

You look like you're in advertising = you look like a pathological liar.

are you serious?

[ji2o0k]

i'm more concerned about the attitude others give off when they say this to me.

yea i'm a young female, but this is a fortune 500 company... they should be used to seeing different people of different ages everyday... they don't say it in a 'normal' way, they say it like i'm dumb and i have no right to be there or something.
maybe they find you hawwwttt and can't believe you are an engineer (aren't most engineers nerdy geeky guys?).

[yuri_c]

maybe they find you hawwwttt and can't believe you are an engineer (aren't most engineers nerdy geeky guys?).

i'm not an engineer. i only work with engineers.

and it's not people who work WITH me in my department. i get people who come up to me in coffee break areas, my own damn desk, and in the freaking ladies washrooms. and people from different floors.

[LQQK]

maybe they find you hawwwttt and can't believe you are an engineer

exactly!

yuri_c:

are you well-dressed and fashionable- wearing nice clothes, cool haircut, etc?

[yuri_c]

Apparently something like :

http://www.visionforce.co.uk/pictures/Image/smiling_pr_lady.jpg
or
http://www.imagepromedia.com/home/images/lady_mug_210x300.jpg

oh thanks eyies, i'll use that for future reference.

[yuri_c]

exactly!

yuri_c:

are you well-dressed and fashionable- wearing nice clothes, cool haircut, etc?


i wear regular business casual attire. cool haircut? no. hardly. it's just long and black and regular. not cool at all.

i really dont think they mean it as a compliment...cause they seem say it with a negative tone... like i'm beneath them or something.

[yuri_c]

lol @ yuri's threads...

yea who needs google when i have you guys?

[setell]

Apparently something like :

http://www.visionforce.co.uk/pictures/Image/smiling_pr_lady.jpg
or
http://www.imagepromedia.com/home/images/lady_mug_210x300.jpg

hmmm I'll have to keep this in mind when I want to look different:cheesygri

[EvilAliceCorp]

just get a blackberry

[Chr1s]

Maybe they are trying to make small talk with you. :idea:

[Sepiraph]

maybe they find you hawwwttt and can't believe you are an engineer (aren't most engineers nerdy geeky guys?).

That's probably it, OP is probably quite attractive (PM me pic plz :D) so people assumes that she is from advertising/marketing. :)

[lochlan651]

Do you were cloths with lots of logos on them?

[yuri_c]

Maybe they are trying to make small talk with you. :idea:

small talk is when you ask me how my day is going, or talk about how cold the weather is. but no need to give me that " you look like you belong there" it's not about confusing me because you thought i work with this department or that department. i'm just really annoyed with that sentence plus the tone.

[Chr1s]

small talk is when you ask me how my day is going, or talk about how cold the weather is. but no need to give me that " you look like you belong there" it's not about confusing me because you thought i work with this department or that department. i'm just really annoyed with that sentence plus the tone.

*grins* I agree, but working with engineers, small talk could be that to them. ;) Just play along, and have some fun.

[buddhababy]

I would guess you dress fashionably or like a college student to get that question. Based solely on your posts in this thread, I'd lean more to you dressing like you just got out of college.

If you are as young as I think you are, and the people you are working with are generally older, that's why you're getting the question. Your idea of "business casual" may be a bit more youthful than others in the office regard as "business casual".

If this is the case, I wouldn't worry too much about it, always good to shake up the old farts once in a while.

On the other hand, if you want to get ahead in the company, start dressing for the job you want, not the job you have.

[yuri_c]

*grins* I agree, but working with engineers, small talk could be that to them. ;) Just play along, and have some fun.

no that's not the point, its not just engineers.

it's people from different floors of this building of different genders and different ages.

[yuri_c]

I would guess you dress fashionably or like a college student to get that question. Based solely on your posts in this thread, I'd lean more to you dressing like you just got out of college.

If you are as young as I think you are, and the people you are working with are generally older, that's why you're getting the question. Your idea of "business casual" may be a bit more youthful than others in the office regard as "business casual".

If this is the case, I wouldn't worry too much about it, always good to shake up the old farts once in a while.

On the other hand, if you want to get ahead in the company, start dressing for the job you want, not the job you have.


i can assure you, i dont wear stuff like aritzia and walk around looking like a colourful ballerina. i dress conservatively with neutral colours.

[setell]

IOn the other hand, if you want to get ahead in the company, start dressing for the job you want, not the job you have.

I'll have to keep that in mind. I "stopped" dressing for a higher position since my director's etc. wear really casual wear. Guess it's time to pull out the dress to impress look again.

[mrcantrell]

On the other hand, if you want to get ahead in the company, start dressing for the job you want, not the job you have.

Great advice! In an office environment you are constantly running into people who may have consideration for your promotion down the line and first impressions are priceless.

My two suggestions are:

i) Have you gone to the marketing department and taken a look around? Maybe you can answer your own questions.

ii) Try asking someone who makes that comment what makes them think that, in as polite a way as possible.

[at1212b]

Having been told by someone who works in marketing and advertising (with the actual agencies, working with them on briefs, campaigns, commercials, etc), they are usually tall, blonde, fit and very confident/open in their approach to things. Dressing well and prim is also one of the attributes.

She is not that and always jokes around that it can be a discouraging world for females in that business if you are not that... though she doesn't really have any confidence issues so its ok with her, but definitely has related how someone can easily feel outcast or 'down' in always being surrounded by all those marketing people.

[Eyies]

Having been told by someone who works in marketing and advertising (with the actual agencies, working with them on briefs, campaigns, commercials, etc), they are usually tall, blonde, fit and very confident/open in their approach to things. Dressing well and prim is also one of the attributes.

She is not that and always jokes around that it can be a discouraging world for females in that business if you are not that... though she doesn't really have any confidence issues so its ok with her, but definitely has related how someone can easily feel outcast or 'down' in always being surrounded by all those marketing people.

I had a team/department dinner the other day, and there was one HR lady. She was pretty charming and easy to get along with. Very humble and was nice to be around.

[Dash]

tough question, please post a pic of yourself so we can pinpoint what it is that makes you look like you should be in marketing.

That's probably it, OP is probably quite attractive (PM me pic plz :D) so people assumes that she is from advertising/marketing. :)

hahah, dammit. those were my lines.

Apparently something like :

http://www.visionforce.co.uk/pictures/Image/smiling_pr_lady.jpg
or
http://www.imagepromedia.com/home/images/lady_mug_210x300.jpg

These girls look like they're from HR. :D

[yuri_c]

:arrowu:

the first pic looks like she's an intern sucking up to her boss.


the second pic looks like a divorcee who likes to pounce on male coworkers.

[yuri_c]

Great advice! In an office environment you are constantly running into people who may have consideration for your promotion down the line and first impressions are priceless.

My two suggestions are:

i) Have you gone to the marketing department and taken a look around? Maybe you can answer your own questions.

ii) Try asking someone who makes that comment what makes them think that, in as polite a way as possible.


1) our marketing department is located in headquarters in California. we don't have an advertising 'department' we use a third party agency but there are hp liasons that deal with them.
2) i did ask. they said "you look like you belong there" and then usually they stop the convo. i did ask one guy to elaborate but he just shrugged and said 'i dunno'.

[Dash]

:arrowu:

the first pic looks like she's an intern sucking up to her boss.


the second pic looks like a divorcee who likes to pounce on male coworkers.

1) our marketing department is located in headquarters in California. we don't have an advertising 'department' we use a third party agency but there are hp liasons that deal with them.
2) i did ask. they said "you look like you belong there" and then usually they stop the convo. i did ask one guy to elaborate but he just shrugged and said 'i dunno'.

oh he knows. Apparently you either look like you suck up to the boss, or you look like you like to pounce on male co-workers. Given your posts in the RFD threads, I'm guessing it's going to be the latter. :lol:

[trixstar]

http://www.gettingrichontheweb.com/get_images/photos/lady_with_money_175.jpg
http://www.era-az.com/xeber/marketer.jpg
http://www.gearlog.com/images/leilamack.jpg
http://www.intelligent-online-marketing.com/images/lady1.jpg
http://www.intercallmarketing.com/images/lady.jpg

[Eyies]

http://www.intercallmarketing.com/images/lady.jpg

We finally got yuri's pic!!

[board123]

http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/pcmac.jpg

[trixstar]

We finally got yuri's pic!!

all thanks to facebook :cheesygri

[AcidBomber]

We finally got yuri's pic!!


LOL, it sure fits her description! :razz:
sort of...

[yuri_c]

oh he knows. Apparently you either look like you suck up to the boss, or you look like you like to pounce on male co-workers. Given your posts in the RFD threads, I'm guessing it's going to be the latter. :lol:

ba$tard. :mad:

[azndoughboi]

are you in a male dominated industry? Maybe those guys who approach you never seen an attractive young lady before

[yuri_c]

LOL!


that's not what i look like but since she's asian, it's the closest representation of me.

[yuri_c]

oh he knows. Apparently you either look like you suck up to the boss, or you look like you like to pounce on male co-workers. Given your posts in the RFD threads, I'm guessing it's going to be the latter. :lol:

and when do i pick up guys on RFD? jeeze, i dont' know why you like to make fun of that.

[Dash]

ba$tard. :mad:

marketing wannabe :mad:

[winner2000]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

[billdozer]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

:lol:
+1

[Dash]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

:lol:

[ali123]

some people at my office have repeatedly ask me what i do here, and when i tell them i'm in business planning (with engineers), they always seem surprised and say this:

"i would have thought you were in advertising"

and when i ask them what makes them say that, they said "you look like you belong there"

what the hell does that mean? they don't say it in a nonchalant way either, sometimes i get a slightly negative attitude from them.

Maby you keep talking about random products? I'm guessing it's the way you dress

[Eyies]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

Lmao

[Siefer999]

some random dude in a black trenchcoat tried to recruit me at ikea thinking i was in marketing. i was talking sh/t to my friend over the phone at the moment before he approached me so maybe thats why.

he was surprised when i told him i wasnt in marketing

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

maybe its his female alter ego?

[Dash]

some random dude in a black trenchcoat tried to recruit me at ikea thinking i was in marketing. i was talking sh/t to my friend over the phone at the moment before he approached me so maybe thats why.

he was surprised when i told him i wasnt in marketing



maybe its his female alter ego?

some random dude once approached me at Canadian Tire asking the same thing! I was looking for some nails to hang pictures, and he started asking me what I did, and telling me about his company and crap. I'm pretty sure they're just dude's in pyramid schemes and stuff.

next time that happens, I'm going to say to him "who do I look like? yuri_c?"

[hyperion]

Hmm, sterotypically speaking I'd say metro-sexual type with emo/trendy hair cut, dark rimmed sunglasses, clean cut.

[st7860]

how does that have anything to do with facebook?

[N_Raged]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.
:lol:
I think he'd be offended you made that comparison.

[CSAgent]

Hm, the girls in my Marketing dept. at work - are the outgoing, smiles a lot, attractive type. Majority of them work out, tall, long hair, dress very nice. It's also a Fortune 500 firm as well. Man, at the annual company wide convention, the semi-formal dinner and dancing afterwards, it's like being at Lot 332 on a Saturday night...:lol:

Curious, yuri_c, what company do you work in? If you want to keep it a secret, I understand though...

[red120]

Marketing .. is usually dressed well, but not well enough to be in finance.

[manixc]

Can we please have someone to confirm that yuri_c is indeed a girl, and not some former trolls like wanted?

[mgronqui]

lol @ yuri's threads...

Yeah, at least this time it wasn't from a "friend". Care much about what people think Yuri C?:lol: :arrow:

[bobby5]

yuri, did you say the marketing dept is in California?
Maybe you speak like a Californian / American :)

[ji2o0k]

Hm, the girls in my Marketing dept. at work - are the outgoing, smiles a lot, attractive type. Majority of them work out, tall, long hair, dress very nice. It's also a Fortune 500 firm as well. Man, at the annual company wide convention, the semi-formal dinner and dancing afterwards, it's like being at Lot 332 on a Saturday night...:lol:
CS..............hook a buddy up will ya ?

[Dash]

Hm, the girls in my Marketing dept. at work - are the outgoing, smiles a lot, attractive type. Majority of them work out, tall, long hair, dress very nice. It's also a Fortune 500 firm as well. Man, at the annual company wide convention, the semi-formal dinner and dancing afterwards, it's like being at Lot 332 on a Saturday night...:lol:

Curious, yuri_c, what company do you work in? If you want to keep it a secret, I understand though...

Global 500 or American 500? I work for a global 500 company, but have no idea where the marketing department is. If you and I work at the same company, then we need to talk. :lol:

[CSAgent]

Global 500 or American 500? I work for a global 500 company, but have no idea where the marketing department is. If you and I work at the same company, then we need to talk. :lol:

American 500. My company's in Mississauga? ;) To find your marketing dept., walk around the office looking for perky personality girls with a blouse and vest. Say "Hi, I'm the new guy looking for a friendly face to wine and dine and I thought I'd introduce myself..." :twisted:

Ji12, I thought you had a gf... does she read this forum? lol

[yuri_c]

what do you mean by american 500 versus global 500? fortune 500 company rankings are based on the 500 most successful companies in the world by revenue isn't it?

hmmm i don't want to say exactly which company i work for, but its one of these ones:


IBM
Microsoft
Google

[yuri_c]

Marketing .. is usually dressed well, but not well enough to be in finance.

the finance people here aren't "well dressed" at all. they wear business casual.

[yuri_c]

Can we please have someone to confirm that yuri_c is indeed a girl, and not some former trolls like wanted?

i am a girl.

god, why do people keep questioning that? there's lots of girls on RFD. Nikita (sp?), 3weddings, ebonyrose, etc etc.

[UrbanPoet]

It means your too pretty to be an engineer =)

[yuri_c]

Man, are you like Urban Poet's sister or something?

Awful thread.

1) if you dont like this thread then go elsewhere. cause there's a reason why its called a forum- anyone can discuss anything.

2) if you want to bash Urban Poet, send him a PM. don't take a cheap shot behind his back like a coward.

[KorruptioN]

2) if you want to bash Urban Poet, send him a PM. don't take a cheap shot behind his back like a coward.

UrbanPoet is better than that, no need to send him a PM ;)

Why would you PM somebody to talk trash when RFD OT is the place to discuss "anything" as you put it?

[UrbanPoet]

UrbanPoet is better than that, no need to send him a PM ;)

Why would you PM somebody to talk trash when RFD OT is the place to discuss "anything" as you put it?

I like watching people hide behind their computer screen, because i really doubt any of you would express this type of disdain for a person in real life.

[N_Raged]

I like watching people hide behind their computer screen, because i really doubt any of you would express this type of disdain for a person in real life.
aye. This is the internets afterall. gloves off :cheesygri

[mgronqui]

1) if you dont like this thread then go elsewhere. cause there's a reason why its called a forum- anyone can discuss anything.

2) if you want to bash Urban Poet, send him a PM. don't take a cheap shot behind his back like a coward.

Ouch, did you really need to go there? :lol:

Notice the avatar change...attention!

[yuri_c]

Ouch, did you really need to go there? :lol:

Notice the avatar change...attention!

what's wrong with my avatar? :|

[ji2o0k]

Ji12, I thought you had a gf... does she read this forum? lolnah man, back on the market.....so hook a bro up will ya ?!?

If yuri_c is really a girl and she looks like her new avatar, then I think her and I need to chat...........pm sent!!! :twisted:

[mgronqui]

This thread makes me want to stroll down the marketing dept. too bad they're in Florida! All we have are the CSRs!:evil:

[mgronqui]

nah man, back on the market.....so hook a bro up will ya ?!?

If yuri_c is really a girl and she looks like her new avatar, then I think her and I need to chat...........pm sent!!! :twisted:

I think she almost wants the PMs sent as the attention is flattering to her. Good luck! :twisted:

[yuri_c]

:arrowu:

omg people. that's NAMIE! don't you recognize her?!

one of the few japanese artists i listen to.

[pplesauec]

It would be funny if it's Alvito...
















no.

[ji2o0k]

:arrowu:

omg people. that's NAMIE! don't you recongize her?!

one of the few japanese artists i listen to.
do you look like her? :lol:

[Dash]

American 500. My company's in Mississauga? ;) To find your marketing dept., walk around the office looking for perky personality girls with a blouse and vest. Say "Hi, I'm the new guy looking for a friendly face to wine and dine and I thought I'd introduce myself..." :twisted:

Ji12, I thought you had a gf... does she read this forum? lol

haha. got it. I don't know where our marketing department is. It's somewhere in the building, that much i know.

what do you mean by american 500 versus global 500? fortune 500 company rankings are based on the 500 most successful companies in the world by revenue isn't it?

hmmm i don't want to say exactly which company i work for, but its one of these ones:


IBM
Microsoft
Google

There's the Fortune global 500, (the top 500 companies globally by revenue) and the Fortune 500 (500 american companies globally by revenue). of course, some of the top 500 american will show up globally as well.

It means your too pretty to be an engineer =)

dude, aren't you two brother and sister?!?! you sick f*ck. take it to the incest thread.

:arrowu:

omg people. that's NAMIE! don't you recongize her?!

one of the few japanese artists i listen to.

asians.....

[yuri_c]

asians.....


dash......:mad:

[Dash]

dash......:mad:

stop flirting with me. you know I like it when you're angry. just ask ambermoon :lol:

[CSAgent]

what do you mean by american 500 versus global 500? fortune 500 company rankings are based on the 500 most successful companies in the world by revenue isn't it?

hmmm i don't want to say exactly which company i work for, but its one of these ones:


IBM
Microsoft
Google

Having some familiarity on which of those 3 companies WOULD have engineers in Canada in the Toronto area (my company has 2 of those on your list as some of our biggest business partners) and having personally dealt with reps from all three, I know which you work for. Hehe, nice! I have several friends there too in high places in the Engineering Dept...

Would you happen to know an older Chinese woman initials J. Ng there? She might be your manager/supervisor (Ng is common enough..)

[yuri_c]

Having some familiarity on which of those 3 companies WOULD have engineers in Canada in the Toronto area (my company has 2 of those on your list as some of our biggest business partners) and having personally dealt with reps from all three, I know which you work for. Hehe, nice! I have several friends there too in high places in the Engineering Dept...

Would you happen to know an older Chinese woman initials J. Ng there? She might be your manager/supervisor (Ng is common enough..)



as i have mentioned, i'm not an engineer. also, yes, there are people i work with who are engineers, but that doesn't necessarily mean i work in an "engineering department".

J. Ng... no. this company is big so...i wouldn't know everyone.

[ENTERICEMAN]

Wow, I am in Marketing...and I'll tell you right now most people in my industry are hot, trendy, and smart...so I think you should be flattered!

[billdozer]

1) if you dont like this thread then go elsewhere. cause there's a reason why its called a forum- anyone can discuss anything.

2) if you want to bash Urban Poet, send him a PM. don't take a cheap shot behind his back like a coward.

lol, as if we needed more proof you 2 were related :lol:

[Kranberry]

dude, aren't you two brother and sister?!?! you sick f*ck. take it to the incest thread.

Hey now, don't bring other people into our thread! :lol: :evil: :twisted: :D :cheesygri :mad: :o :) :confused: :idea:

[Dash]

lol, as if we needed more proof you 2 were related :lol:

hahahaha, it's funny cause it's true.

[yuri_c]

lol, as if we needed more proof you 2 were related :lol:

ba$tard x 100 :mad:

[Bskll]

hahahaha, it's funny cause it's true.

that's what she said.

[UrbanPoet]

Hey guys,

Sorry. I'll stop posting from my other account now.
:o